The Best 12 MEDICAL SERVICES near Lockport, NY (Part 3)

Erica Dennis I came to the emergency room for excruciating pain and bleeding. Dr. Beg informed me I was pregnant. I was on birth control and still nursing, so it was a surprise. I said something was wrong and had to insist on an exam I knew was going to be extremely painful. When nothing showed on the images he told me I could go the full nine months and sent me home 8 hours later. I kept asking "then why am I in pain?" He told me to contact my ob if I was still concerned. I had emergency surgery the next day to stop the bleeding that was filling my abdomen. I bled internally all night. The pregnancy was ectopic. Dr. Beg told me he had called my OB, but my OB said he hadnt received a call or he would have sent me to another hospital that could do the testing to make sure it wasnt ectopic. Dr. Beg failed to put anything in my records, then blatantly lied when he finally did 4 months later (enough time for there to have been a meeting about the formal complaint I filed). I would not recommend him to anyone.

N. Mix. Terrible doctor. His retirement is waaaaay overdue. After waiting hour and a half to two hours to be seen at the ENH "Express Care," he spends all of 60 seconds with a patient. Hes very rude, barely coherent when he speaks, and knowingly prescribes medications that patients know do not work or that cause adverse effects. (He prescribed me augmentin once for a sinus infection. I tried telling him I couldnt take it because it makes me sick but he insisted otherwise. Didnt even bother to pick it up. I called my PCP the next morning and got something they know works for me without any hassle. Felt much better just a few days later.) So, yeah. Time to hang up your stethoscope, Doc.

Caila Hood They do not have a portal so dont expect to be able to get your results directly. Tech was nice, but Im unimpressed with their decision to keep my test results from me. Will not go back.

T My daughter and son needed MRI’s. They got in fast and they were very comfortable. Tech was personable and receptionist was very knowledgeable about the insurance and copays. Helped me understand how the insurances work and explained things so I can understand. Would recommend over other sites. I’ve been to a few over the years and none of them as helpful as this co.

Elaine Farchione I have gone to Dr Pal for years, I find it hard to believe these criticisms are of the same Dr Pal. Starting with the office workers, not once have they been rude, in fact they are very caring as are the nurses and PA’s I got very sick in another state, went to ER, through out the night the ER Dr talked with Dr Pal three time figuring the best way to treat me. I came home the next day and the very next day Dr Pal had me in his office at 9 am. Sure sounds like.a Caring Dr to me. Anyone can say anything on social media true or not. The Dr cannot defend himself/herself with ethics and HIPA . I hope when people are looking for. a Physician they take into consideration, most of these reviews are disgruntled people that didn’t hear what they preferred to hear, I have recommended Dr Pal and will continue to do so. You’re in good hands!

Israel Gober Wayne Leblanc is a wonderful and professional PA. Explains and answers questions throughly. Truly a gem. Office staff and MAs are amazing. Kind, patient, and hard working. Dr Pal is a great doctor and has great staff.

Jessica Rebon Ive been with Doctor McGowan for over 5 years now. And I have issues with my back.That needs surgery, Doctor mcgowan prescribes me opioids for thirty days and then drops me as a patient because I asked for a refill. She is a very rude Doctor that only cares about her own well being and not taking into consideration how other people are in pain. I will never recommend anybody to this practice and I feel for all the patients that are under her care now.

Laura Jasinski Bottom of the barrel as they say, but "even Cs get Degrees" and youll never find a top of the class physician here in Lockport. Nice enough Doctor, but primaries really dont do much these days. The office staff is incompetent at best and office management is no better. The new location is nothing more than lipstick on a pig, same substandard hospital and staff but in a new package. Im sorry I even gave this practice the chance.

Eric Hill This is a franchise like McDonalds… take your number and they’ll call you when they’re ready SMH pathetic way to do medicine and I just see it as a way for second rate doctors to operate… I’ll never go here again! I will say the doctor is nice… I would love for him to be my doctor but I’m not down with franchised medicine… receptionist rarely answers the phone you mostly just get forwarded to the franchised medicine voicemail… I want to be a patient, not a number in line with multiple text messages sent to me while I’m in the waiting room… Some advice to the DR… find nice receptionists that actually talks to patients and aren’t rude… and ditch the franchise… Mc Donald’s already has that covered.

Anonymous I am completely dismayed at this office! The staff was nice and accommodating. However, Dr. Piwko was far from empathetic and caring. Didn’t listen to a word I had to say; did not care one bit about me or my health. Felt instead like I was there to listen to his woes. Felt very degraded went home and cried. Not sure I’ll be going back to this office ever!

Maria Tierney Dr. Jerry Schratz is the worst general surgeon to work with. I recently had gallbladder problems at Kenmore Mercy and was giving Schratz as my surgeon. He made the process miserable, he also didn’t want to remove my gall bladder because he needed me to be an outpatient at his practice first. He also told me I needed to BLIND trust him. So creepy, he definitely needs to retire. PLEASE Look elsewhere for help.

Lynnette Mourning DR Schratz is a very Caring Dr. Ive had him do a couple procedures and hes an Excellent Dr. I highly recommend him...

Gina Baughman Small clean and modern doctor office with a friendly staff.

Nina T If I could give this place zero stars I would. The staff is incompetent, inconsiderate and smuggly inept.

Lillian Young I was going to switch my doctors cause I’m getting older and they have ignored my stomach issues for 2 years I went from 115 to 80 pounds in less than a year and they brushed it off and haven’t done anything about it then they called my mother today asking if she’d like to schedule an appointment and my mother said she will talk to me about it because I was having thoughts of changing doctors whatever lady was on the phone said “okay fine we will pull her name from insurance and she will be without a doctor” how rude and unprofessional to speak to my mother like that. Do not come here they will ignore all of your child’s issues and disrespect you.

bug7891 Dr guru is super uncaring and rude. There are so many issues! The receptionist are rude! All 3 of my kids had such bad anxiety going to appointments because the dr treated them poorly and said extremely inappropriate things! My kid went with out meds for over two weeks even though they made me come in for an appointment to reorder them with his physical a week away. My sister died of an aneurysm at 28 and she refused to have my kids tested. My daughter was told she was fat at 4 and a half feet and 100 pounds. And both of my sons were told to eat cheeseburgers because they are too skinny. There are so many other examples I could give but long story short absolutely do not recommend

Brandon Marshall Mike is the best. His staff has always been super friendly and helpful to me. Never had issues with waiting around very long. He always takes plenty of time to listen to every little thing you may have issues with. Ive never spent less than 15 or 20mins with him. Other places would barely look at or touch an area and scribble something in their notes and send you on your way within minutes. Its a very frustrating and defeating feeling to leave a doctors office without being confident that youre headed in the right direction with your health and well-being. Acacia has been life changing for me in that regard. If an issue requires deeper work, he will refer you to a great specialist to help resolve it. I couldnt be happier here. Mike is the nicest guy you could ever meet. I will continue going to him as long as possible. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Debbie Wheat I had an appointment the 24th of January when I went in was told I didnt witch I had a text message saying I did well he was closed that day told me to come in next day then got a call that he wasnt working that week. Then suppose to come in following Wed no call an now closed until further notice. Just so wrong no phone calls need meds an now I dont have a Dr smh I really liked him.

Dalitza Gómez Wont be going back here again, I asked to see if I can be seen and they didnt get back to me till 315pm, the Dr. Jane James told the triage nurse to tell me to take allergy meds when Ive been having symptoms for 3 days going on 4 days. Nurse kind of tried brushing me off so I had enough and told her I will be getting seen by a different doctor that is willing to listen and give me a check up, if it wasnt for me going to this other doctor I wouldve ended up with bronchitis, since my concerns werent good enough for this dr. Office. Dont recommend anyone to go to this Dr. Office

Dawn Clark If you can go anywhere else, but General Physicians to see Dr.Michelle Potempa for Dr. Vincent Lee I suggest you do so. One month ago, I almost died twice within one week all because they would not take me off of a medication that was not needed for me. I have never suffered from heart problems ever ever in my life, I am 50 years old, I have always been pretty healthy. However, I have issues with my hips and back. That caused fluid buildup in my legs. So I had been taking a 5 mg hydrochlorothiazide pill for multiple years for the fluid in my legs however, Dr. Potempa and her coworkers saw the need to continue to raise my medication, claiming it was for high blood pressure issues that I never had and took that medication from 5 mg to 50 within three months. It depleted my potassium, sodium and magnesium levels to deathly low volumes. I had to be admitted to the hospital twice and I was in the emergency room multiple other times over a two month period from January 25 2024 until March 28 2024. The first time I was admitted was for a 24 hour stay to have potassium chloride flushed into my system through IV and magnesium. I also had to take pills then again, two weeks after that, I was admitted for five days with multiple IVs at the same time, because my potassium would not go back up because they wouldn’t take me off of that pill. However, the hospital doctors took me off that pill immediately within two days. My levels were normal no high blood pressure either. I do not recommend these doctors or their other practitioners within the General Physicians practice. They are all basically in it for the money they will write a prescription for something quicker than anything even if they don’t see you in their office

Cazzie Bradberry Terrible experience. Half of the staff exhibited good bedside manner other half not so much. I followed their instructions to a tee as far as contacting my insurance , providing code and making sure anesthesia was covered, which it was. Upon arrival I was informed that I would be charged, even though my insurance said it was covered, but we could get started. As I was on a table in a gown I was asked to provide a payment method and left in the table while they ran my card and told me it didnt work, they tried again and miraculously it worked this time. I felt like they left me there until they figured that out. During that time I could hear another employee speaking disparagingly about another patient…I actually wanted to get up and leave at this point, if you’d like a knowledgeable staff and to be treated with respect do not go to Great Lakes surgical.

Alexander Priore The receptionist has a horrible attitude. I do not take to threats based on falsehoods, rudeness, or condescending tones especially when Im being rather polite. They also tell me they never got my paperwork which is a nightmare because I mailed it back the day after I received it. So now who has all my personal information???????

Dave M My wife and I caved in and went to the new Lockport Memorial Hospital after 4 days of trying to tackle an illness on our own. I previously visited the hospital over the summer and was amazed at the facilities. The Planning Board or BOD couldn’t have picked a better location ! It’s like it’s in its own private nature sanctuary. Just beautiful. The facility itself is state-of-the-art and SPOTLESS !! On our visit we got right in to get checked over. Received immediate attention and care. Painless check-in process. Our RN was Holli and she was soooooo nice ! She provided professional care and went above and beyond as far as helping us. The best thing was she treated us like family. When you feel lousy, that’s huge ! Our PA was Anna and she was also very professional and kept us informed on what our treatment was going to be. Due to complications with my blood work, we were there a LONG time but Holli took care of us. We felt much better leaving than when we came in. I don’t want to go back but if I do it’s nice to know there are professionals like Holli and Anna working there. THANK YOU!!!

Rose Anne King My husband was admitted with Covid and pneumonia .He spend 3 days in Lockport hospital and instead of sending him to Millard Filmore hospital or some other hospital they sent him to Northgate on Nash rd for PT which he is in no condition to participate. Hes were he needs to be to get fluids and better care